CVE-2026-40740 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS tutor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Tutor LMS: from n/a through <= 3.9.7.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Themeum	Tutor Lms
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/tutor/vulnerability/wordpress-tutor-lms-plugin-3-9-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Themeum Themeum tutor Lms Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products		Themeum Themeum tutor Lms Wordpress Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS tutor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Tutor LMS: from n/a through <= 3.9.7.
Title		WordPress Tutor LMS plugin <= 3.9.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/tutor/vulnerability/wordpress-tutor-lms-plugin-3-9-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-04-15T10:21:34.311Z

Updated: 2026-04-16T14:52:07.805Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T09:19:38.194Z

Link: CVE-2026-40740

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-16T14:49:43.738Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-15T11:16:36.177

Modified: 2026-04-16T15:17:39.827

Link: CVE-2026-40740

Redhat

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